Be Thankful

It’s 5 AM and I’ve said Good Morning and Thank You to no less than a dozen people between my hotel room and my departure gate at the airport — all people who in some way served me. Never before have I thought specifically about how many people, often strangers, it takes for me to move through life. Have you?

I find that to be a humbling thought —
— one that calls upon me to be thankful in all my dealings
— one that causes me to resolve to take time to express thanks
— one that spurs me to reach out consciously, to offer help, to be willing to serve others
— one that challenges me to teach children to be thankful

Feeling gratitude isn’t born in us – it’s something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children. —Joyce Brothers

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Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. — Ephesians 5:20

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It is said writers must travel in order to find stories and ideas. Alice, your travel is serving you well. Your perceptive post is a clear example of this truism. Brief encounters can hold much meaning and you have captured the significance of valuing others in this piece.

We talk about gratitude constantly in our classroom, but this puts it in much more concrete terms. How many people help us during the course of our day? How many times have we said thank you? Please? Expressed our gratitude to those around us?